{"id":166,"date":"2013-04-07T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-01-12T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T20:10:37","slug":"spiced-apple-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/spiced-apple-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiced Apple Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Spiced Apple Cake is a warm and fragrant dessert that can be enjoyed two ways\u2014served hot with custard as a comforting pudding or cold as a flavorful cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This cake, made with tender apples, sultanas, and a blend of warm spices, is simple to prepare and perfect for any time of year. A dusting of icing sugar adds the finishing touch to this versatile and delicious recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>125 g butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup diced apple<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00bc cups flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 teaspoons mixed spice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup sultanas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C and grease a 20cm cake tin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melt butter in a large bowl in the microwave.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add diced apple and microwave for another minute.<br><em>Skip this step if you are using canned or cooked apples.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mix in sugar, then egg and sultanas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sift dry ingredients into the apple mix and stir just enough to blend ingredients evenly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spread the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes or so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dust with icing sugar and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Spiced Apple Cake is a warm and fragrant dessert that can be enjoyed two ways\u2014served hot with custard as a comforting pudding or cold as a flavorful cake. This cake, made with tender apples, sultanas, and a blend of warm spices, is simple to prepare and perfect for any time of year. A dusting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8400\/8624213296_7242c02d47.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","_bluesky_dont_syndicate":"","_bluesky_syndication_accounts":"","_bluesky_syndication_text":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[62,84,86,88,83,101,87,90],"class_list":["post-166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cakes","tag-apple","tag-baking-soda","tag-butter","tag-egg","tag-flour","tag-mixed-spice","tag-sugar","tag-sultana"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8400\/8624213296_7242c02d47.jpg?fit=499%2C333","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":162,"url":"https:\/\/shadowfoot.com\/recipe\/apple-molasses-upside-down-cake\/","url_meta":{"origin":166,"position":0},"title":"Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake","author":"Brian","date":"27 March 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"This Apple-Molasses Upside-Down Cake combines gingerbread's rich, spiced flavours with caramelized apples in a beautifully rustic dessert. 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